Morning All

Great Saturday morning at Preston Pirates BMX track; we were given a warm welcome, yellow bibs and directions where to stand. Thanks, Sarah, for organising; I took far too many images, guess what I’ll be doing the rest of today!

Thanks also to Jane Lazenby for her talk, last Wednesday, on ‘Working with Textures’. Information: on her Youtube channel, amongst other things, she has 3 lessons on Textures; Lockdown Textures 1,2 and 3, and she does start from basics, so if you are interested…………

Message from Paul at Oaklands, Garstang: He is looking for an official volunteer to be able to drive the small wheelchair access van so that Sarah can attend our camera club meetings. They would need to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and, in order not to cause an issue with insurance, be under 70. If you can please contact Paul on Paul.Ferguson@valorumcare.co.uk

A few reminders

• Camera club Christmas get-together is on Wednesday December 14^th at £12 per person. Betty is providing a Hot Pot supper, (glutton free) with a vegetarian option and a choice of deserts (pavlova, coffee renoir, fruit salad); includes serving and washing-up.
• Bearded Tit guided walk on at Leighton Moss on Monday 17th October, 9-11am. Please contact Sarah if you want further details – sarah-keast@hotmail.com
• ‘Photographic social-outings’ – Blackpool World Firework Championship.
• Saturday 15 October – Celtic Fireworks from Wales
• Thursday 27 October – Fireworks Factory from Finland
• Friday 28 October – Celebratory display with Titanium Fireworks

As mentioned last week the approach to the fireworks is going to be ‘last-minute’ ‘cos we will obviously want the weather on our side; watch this space!

• This Wednesday, 12^th October, is the workshop on Macro photography. Many thanks to all those members who have sent in their ‘close-up/macro’ images, what a great response so far – but always need more so if you haven’t sent any in, please do so.
• October 19^th – Events Cup Competition, judged by Daryl Giles, CPAGB, ‘live’ in the Arts Centre.
• October 26^th – members evening which will include a presentation by Stan on the 15 images, chosen by him and his team, for the 5-Way Battle.
• Early warning! Environment Cup – Landscapes, architecture, dereliction, sculptures, street art, environmental issues and transport. People and animals must show scale or add to; not focal point. Last date for entry is Wednesday 9^th November, that’s 4 weeks next Wednesday.  

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis